We are very excited to announce that Justin Thomas of the Center for Integrative Taxonomy and Ecology (NatureCITE) will be joining us at the rally as a speaker. He is the Director of the Institute of Botanical Training and Science Director for NatureCITE. In both positions he conducts botanical and ecological research and instructs plant identification workshops. He has twenty years of professional experience, a Master of Science degree in Botany from Miami University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Justin also teaches botany at Missouri University of Science and Technology, is the junior author of the Ecological Checklist of the Missouri Flora, holds a research associateship at Missouri Botanical Garden and serves as a scientific advisor to several conservation groups.
Head on over to the Speakers page to learn more about Justin.